Getting a Schecter Studio 6 in Canada.

[marco_e]

I'm planing on purchasing a Schecter Studio 6 bass in the near future. I thought I'd order it on musiciansfriend.com but they don't ship to Canada. I've been searching and I can't seem to find a reliable online music store that has the bass and ships to Canada. Asking the local music store if they can get it in is a last resort.
Thanks!

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[leftyforlife]

I have no clue,
but im gassing for a lefty studio-6
and i live in canada too,
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[Rols]

I'm also interested in picking up a Schecter Studio in Canada. The best price I've found so far is from Invalid Link Removed, but it's still pretty expensive.

 

[Thornton Davis]

Why don't you guys drop Schecter a email asking them to give you a list of Canadian retailers selling their instruments?

Once you've got that list, you can go from there.

TD

 

[saxnbass]

Or see if you can negotiate with a TBer. You send a TBer the money and they send it to you in Canada. just an idea.

 

[marco_e]

I just checked out the website of every Canadian dealer on the Schecter website. Nothing.

 

[Thornton Davis]

I just checked out the website of every Canadian dealer on the Schecter website. Nothing.

You'll have to SEND them a email and ask them.

TD

 

[Rols]

This actually got me thinking - is there a Canadian equivalent to Musician'sFriend/GC?

 

[Thornton Davis]

I just checked out the website of every Canadian dealer on the Schecter website. Nothing.

I checked their website to see if they list their retailers and they do. In Canada, they have retailers in BC, ALB, MB and ONT. None in eastern Canada. The list was quite extensive of all the stores which included web links addresses and phone numbers.

You might want to revisit their site and take another look.

TD

 

[leftyforlife]

This actually got me thinking - is there a Canadian equivalent to Musician'sFriend/GC?

in my area theres a Musicians friend and Long & Mcquade (sp?)

 

[Moving Pictures]

Axe Music in Alberta ships all over Canada and has a decent commercial web site. Try them.

 

[Flintc]

Have you actually picked up and played this instrument? I would strongly recommend this! I recently had the discouraging experience of finding one of these Schecter Studio guitars in Real Life (TM), after spending some months drooling over that picture from the net. On looks alone, it seemed worth a flyer.

But sadly, the Real Life experience fell WAY short of living up to the photograph. The Satin Honey finished looked more like it had been rubbed in beet juice. There was no sustain to speak of, and the voice was otherwise too ordinary and mediocre for any amp in the store to rescue.

But I also tried one of the Schecter Custom models that was quite attractive and sounded much better. Maybe the sound quality is highly variable. Maybe the finish and appearance quality is too. I'd emphatically recommend asking your local music store to get one in, with no obligation to you.

If I had to pick a word to describe the Studio models I tried, it would be "cheesy". But MAN, those photos are mouth-watering. Blow up the photo, hang it on the wall, and buy what your ear says is good.

 

[stingray69]

If I had to pick a word to describe the Studio models I tried, it would be "cheesy".

Are you sure the one(s) you tried were setup properly w/new strings? Perhaps it was in desperate need of a good setup. I both a Custom and an Elite & just bought a Schecter 5-string California Custom Jazz bass from a fellow TB'er (still waiting on it). I've been GAS'ing for one of these Studio models myself. Speaking from personal experiences, I've never played a Schecter bass that sounded "cheesy". What I don't understand is how you say a Custom model sounds fantastic, and the Studio models sound "cheesy" when they both are made of the exact same woods and exact same pickups. To each their own I suppose...

 

[Flintc]

To be honest, I don't know what factors influenced the sound. I can tell you the Studio model I saw was visually a disappointment, and didn't come close to the great-looking bass from the net picture. But I also can tell you that the Custom I tried out, was played during a session where I was comparing it with basses costing half the price, while the Studio was played against basses costing twice the price (and up). So it may simply have been the contrast.

Try it out. If you like it, it's the one for you.